The inside story of Williams's revival

Williams's transformation from backmarker to potential grand prix winner has been one of the feel-good stories in F1 this year. DIETER RENCKEN talked to the behind-the-scenes architects to find out how it happened

Last year in Korea, during a one-on-one chat, Pastor Maldonado was scathing about Williams, the multiple-title-winning outfit with which he won the previous season's Spanish Grand Prix.

It was clear their relationship was irreparably broken, the Venezuelan intent on taking his sizeable pile of state-provided petro-dollars elsewhere - to Lotus as it transpired, despite that team's well-documented financial struggles.